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Pedestrian killed in Old Town North crash

A pedestrian was killed in a crash in Old Town North yesterday (Monday), according to Alexandria police and fire radio dispatches.

The Alexandria Police Department said it was investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian at St. Asaph and Montgomery Streets. According to radio dispatches, units responded just before 5:30 p.m. Multiple callers reported that the pedestrian was down and not breathing.

Radio dispatches indicated the pedestrian was dead on arrival. The driver remained at the scene.

The pedestrian’s identity has not been released by APD.

A Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to investigate. ALXnow has reached out to APD for more details.

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  • Emily Leayman is the editor of ALXnow and contributes reporting to ARLnow and FFXnow. She was previously a field editor covering parts of Northern Virginia for Patch for more than eight years. A native of the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, she lives in Northern Virginia.